Troy Dennison

Troy was born and grew up in Staffordshire. His interest in films grew from an early age, influenced by seeing Star Wars:A New Hope when he was nine and from the stories his Great-Uncle would tell him about classic monster movies like King Kong and Dracula. Troy's Mother had a background in stage and dance and would involve Troy in fancy dress competitions at carnivals and fêtes. Troy's first encounter with theatrical make-up came from this when he was dressed as Henry VIII and had a beard glued to his face - he was five years old. Troy's love of films and especially the monster genre grew over time and he was always interested in finding out how effects were created. Troy's mother died of cancer when he was twenty one and he considers her to have been a great influence on his life - she was an artist and writer, appeared on stage and was highly creative; all things that Troy himself does. Troy has a background in art and theatre and trained as a Make-up artist at a local college - the prospectus for the course excited him and he lost no time in learning the skills which also included photography, costume and wig-making. Troy is fully versed in every aspect of make-up from face painting to HD film work and he enjoys the ability to create new and exciting make-up for both film and theatre. As an actor Troy has found himself working opposite his own make-up creations on several occasions and in 2010 he enjoyed the opportunity of creating the prosthetics and costume for a mummy and then playing the character for a short independent film. As an artist Troy has produced work as diverse as web-comics, fine art, watercolours, graffiti and theatrical sets and he considers make-up to be an extension of that artwork using the human form as the canvas. Troy published his first story Monsters Are Real in the eZine 13 Human Souls and has since gone on to write and publish several short stories. His first novel Hunters is due for publication in late 2011. Troy has also gained several acting credits appearing on stage, in music videos and independent films and has contributed character voices for the animated film Snakes & Ladders. Troy divides his time between his passion for his artwork, writing, acting, make-up, playing guitar and spending time with his three children, he can also be found playing Black-Ops and HALO with his girlfriend who is a model. His influences include Dick Smith, Stan Winston, Rick Baker and Tom Savinni.